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Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2017/photo essay/Shariffa a woman from Mafia Island

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Meet Sharifa, a women living with her two kids in Mafia Island, Tanzania. By Calvink255

The Mafia archipelago consists of one large island (394 km²) and several smaller ones. Some of the smaller ones are inhabited, such as Chole Island (2 km²). Shariffa lives there...

  • Meet Shariffa, a woman divorced who lives with her two kids in Mafia Island. The Island is in Tanzania with a population of just over forty thousand people.
    Meet Shariffa, a woman divorced who lives with her two kids in Mafia Island. The Island is in Tanzania with a population of just over forty thousand people.
  • Here she is photographed making thatches to fix the roof of her house as the rain season is just around the corner.
    Here she is photographed making thatches to fix the roof of her house as the rain season is just around the corner.
  • This evening she was using a local hand mill to grind pigeon peas for dinner.
    This evening she was using a local hand mill to grind pigeon peas for dinner.
  • Women in her village are mostly house wives because businesses are left for men.
    Women in her village are mostly house wives because businesses are left for men.
  • this is a place where shariffa comes to get water for her family
    this is a place where shariffa comes to get water for her family
  • Shariffa has to go fetch pure water 2km from her house and carry it on her head and walk 2km back.
    Shariffa has to go fetch pure water 2km from her house and carry it on her head and walk 2km back.
  • a photo showing water coming out as shariffa is plumbing the well machine.
    a photo showing water coming out as shariffa is plumbing the well machine.
  • Shariffa is different from other women in Mafia because she doesn’t have a husband to support her, so she gets up everyday to sell fish around the island in order to get money to feed her kids.
    Shariffa is different from other women in Mafia because she doesn’t have a husband to support her, so she gets up everyday to sell fish around the island in order to get money to feed her kids.
  • Then she comes home and work on small activities around the house like cleaning.
    Then she comes home and work on small activities around the house like cleaning.
  • This is her kitchen where she makes meals for her family.
    This is her kitchen where she makes meals for her family.
  • Everyday works hard for her kids to go to school and prays that they will have a better life.
    Everyday works hard for her kids to go to school and prays that they will have a better life.
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